Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 47.4 — Fritter’s Mistake

CH 47.4 -- Several gnomes cleared away the brush from a round door, and Butterfingers used his bundle of keys to unlock it. O’Henry and his men marched inside the gaping maw, followed by the group of gnomes who had flown in from the Tulgey Woods. Janine gulped. This was it. Her heart began to…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 46.6 — Eli Gets a Visitor

Ch. 46.6 – The dark, silent night pressed in upon Eli. Then he heard a rustle. He turned his head. The tapestry on his west wall moved. For a moment, fear pounded within him. But then a small figure, cloaked in black, crept out from behind the tapestry. Eli’s whole body relaxed, weak with relief.…

Jay B.R. Wokky Ch. 9 — Jay Receives Another Invitation

Ch. 9 -- Fritter dashed into the treasure room waving a large envelope. “Sire, wake up! An invitation has come.” Jay opened one eye. “Oh? Who’s bothering me this time?” Fritter took a slim silver knife, opened the envelope, and scanned the thick, cream-colored invitation inside. “It’s from the king and queen of Saltonia. They’re inviting…

Jay B.R. Wokky Ch. 6.3 Eli Hears Another Important Conversation

Chapter 6.3 Eli Hears Another Important Conversation Once again Eli hid behind the tapestry in the conference room and watched his father pace back and forth. “Why didn’t the dragon get an invitation?” asked the King. Master Burgess, the royal Correspondence Minister, pushed his glasses up on his long nose. Then he unrolled a very…

Jay B.R. Wokky Ch 5.5 — Fritter sends out an Advertisement

Ch 5.5 -- Poor Fritter had enough to do with all the cooking, cleaning, and scrubbing the dragon’s scales. He was in charge of counting the dragon’s treasure, dusting and reshelving the library books, and paying the bills. He was doing the jobs of the three gnomes who had worked here before, and it took…

Jay B.R. Wokky Ch. 5.4 — More Invasions

Ch. 5.4 -- The next day Fritter checked Jay’s hand. The swelling was gone and the wound had closed. The salve worked! “Look, Sire. Your hand is healing.” “That’s nice.” Jay put his head down and closed his eyes. The following day, when Fritter checked the dragon’s hand, it was completely healed. “Sire, a flock…

Jay B.R. Wokky Ch 5.2 — Fritter Visits a Witch

Ch. 5.2 -- Fritter was very worried about Jay. He went down into the Tulgey Woods that grew on this side of the mountains to visit a witch he knew, and there he heard what had happened at the prince’s name day celebration. Fritter was dismayed but not surprised. He wished the invitation had come…

Creating a Shade Garden

I come from a long line of farmers and teachers. This must explain the fact that I love to dig in the dirt, plant seeds and bedding plants, and watch them grow. I have a shade garden on the north side of the house where a Japanese maple waves gracefully in the wind. Because of…